Sorry, I've been trying to do some searching on the web without much luck. So if the headstock says 'Musicman SUB Sterling Bass' is that US made or Indonesian?

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That is US made.

I think the easy way to differentiate is to look at more than just the logo. On the US models, the neck was painted black, the body has a textured (non-smooth) finish, the pickguard has a diamond-plate pattern, and the bridge is the same size and shape as the US Music Man's.

I don't think the US ones have the word Sterling on them. So the one in the pic appears to be an Indonesian one.

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No, this is US made. It was the SUB version of the Sterling bass, meaning the neck is more Jazz-like, no plate under the knobs, similar to the US Sterling. I think these came out towards the end of the line, so there are fewer of these than the SUB 4 and 5, which were based off the StingRay.

No, this is US made. It was the SUB version of the Sterling bass, meaning the neck is more Jazz-like, no plate under the knobs, similar to the US Sterling. I think these came out towards the end of the line, so there are fewer of these than the SUB 4 and 5, which were based off the StingRay.

I stand corrected, forgot about those later SUB Sterlings. I've only ever seen one other one. The Stingray based SUB 4 and 5 active basses were fantastic buys at their price point when new and they've held their value very good since then. I wish I still had mine.

That is a USA one,it will have a sticker on the back of the headstock with san luis osbispo on the back.
I,ve had mine since 2003 and they are fabulous gigging basses.
I,d go as far to say they are a classic in their own right having played the "real" ones as well.
Musicman didn,t stop making them cause they were crap,simple economics were their achilles heel.Maybe if they had put a simple black scratchplate on them they would have flown off the shelf,who knows but most people who have played one have a soft spot for them.